Door-check



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K. REIOHERT.

DOOR GHEGK.

No. 505,329. Patented Sept. 19, 1893 V] illi!!! I fiwentor:

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KARL REICHER'I, OF MUSOATINE, IOWA.

DOOR-CHECK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,329, datedSeptember 19, 1893. Application filed May 4, 1893. Serial No. 472,958-(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, KARL REIOHERT, of Muscatine, in the county ofMuscatine and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Door-Checks; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form part of this specification.

This invention is an improved check and holder for doors, blinds, 8m,and it consists 1n the novel construction and combinations of partshereinafter specifically described, and illustrated in the drawings, inwhich- F1gure 1 is a perspective View of the holder. Fig. 2 is a topview thereof indicating it in Fig. 3 is a detail sectional View.

Referring to the drawings by letters:A designates a supporting armrigidly attached to a base-plate B, from which it projects at rightangles, orin other desired direction, and the base-plate is providedwith openings for securing it to a wall or other support. The

arm may be secured in position by any other suitable means and the basedispensed with f desired. On the outer extremity of the arm 1s an eye Athrough which passes a short rod 0 which is adjustably secured to thearm in said eye by means of a set screw a. As shown the rod projectsequally on both sides. In some cases this rod might beintegral with thearm. A swinging keeper D is hinged on rod 0, and as shown, is bifurcatedto embrace the end of arm A, and perforated for the passage of rod 0,whereby the keeper will be prevented from moving on the rod or arm, butcan swing 1n a plane parallel with the arm. In the outer end of thekeeper, which as shown is also bifurcated, is journaled a cushioningroller d wh1ch is useful to prevent scraping of the doors, and to deadenshock of impact of the doors against the keeper. Obviously this rollermight be omitted, or replaced by apad cushioning if desired.

E, E, are helical springs slipped on the rod 0 at opposite sides of armA, their outer ends being secured to the rod, and theirinner ends beingconnected to keeper D in such manner that the springs hold it at rightangles to arm A, asindicated in the drawings. The rod 0 may be providedwith collar 0 notched to receive the outer ends of springs E, which. arethus prevented from turning on the rod, and by loosening screw to, therod C can be turned so as to bring the keeper to the desired position inrelation to the arm.

The arm A has a stop stud F projecting is passed through an opening in aplate f which is secured to the stud F by rivets or screws, the cushionbeing flanged on its inner end so that it cannot drop out of the plate,and the stud F being recessed to accommodate the head of the cushion andthe plate f so that the whole presents a finished appearance.

The keeper is secured to the wall or footboard beside the door which itis to hold open, and at such a distance therefrom that, as. the door isswung open, the edge thereof will strike the end of keeper D and turnthe same back until the edge of door passesit, when it will immediatelybe turned back to its original position by the springs, and thereforehold the door open as indicated in Fig. 2 until it is forcibly closed.In closing the door, the keeper is turned forward by the pressure of thedoor thereagainst, until the door swings clear of the keeper. The stud Fpositively stops the door after it has passed thekeeper, in opening.While I'prefer to employ two springs E, one on each side of the arm,obviously one spring would satisfactorily answer in some cases, andvarious other changes may be made in the form. of the parts withoutvarying the essential features thereof.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent thereon, is-

1. The combination of a support, a rod adj ustably attached thereto, akeeper hinged on said rod, and a spring on said rod for holding thekeeper in normal position, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a supporting arm,

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of a swinging keeper connected thereto, and for holding it in normalposition and a stop springs for holding said keeper normally at in rearof the keeper, substantially as and for right angles to the arm butpermitting it to the purpose specified.

be forcibly turned in either direction as the In testimony that I claimthe foregoing as I 5 5 door swings therepast, and a stop projecting myown I affix my signature in presence of two from the arm adjoining thekeeper, substanwitnesses.

tialiy as described.

3. The combination of the arm, the rod ad- KARL REIOHERT'. justablysecured thereto, the keeper hinged Witnesses: no on said rod, and thesprings on said rod ad ROBERT SEILER,

justable therewith connected to the keeper F. E. STOOKER.

